HEALTHY SCHOOL, HEALTHY YOU CONFERENCE:
A Workplace and Environmental Health and Safety Conferences for School Personnel, Managers, Youth, and Parents

Saturday April 6, 2002
University of Illinois at Chicago
School of Public Health

Audio archive of selected conference sessions available below.
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Guiding principles motivating development and delivery of the conference include:

  • positive cooperative problem-solving and examples of best practices;
  • integration of issues and making links between those impacted and those with knowledge and expertise;
  • making connections between hazardous environmental exposures and the impact on teaching and student learning; and,
  • positive school health outcomes benefit teachers, school related personnel, students, family and the community.

Objectives: Participants will:

  • Identify hazards ad create a list of issues and concerns for school personnel
  • Describe the causes and mechanisms of injury and illnesses in schools
  • Describe a prevention approach including identification, training, control strategies, reporting, and student/employee participation in program development
  • Explained the industrial hygiene ladder of control approach to solving exposure hazards
  • Analyze model programs and control strategies
  • List resources and identify tools for program development and implementation

Audio Archive of Selected Conference Sessions

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